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Avantium and Alpla Jointly Develop 100% Biobased and Pef Bottles
Jun 4, 2013Renewable chemicals company Avantium and plastics manufacturer in Austria ALPLA have announced their joint development agreement for the development of 100% biobased and recyclable polyethylene furanoate (PEF) bottles. According to the ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Renewable chemicals, plastics
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Pieridae Energy Canada Has Signed a 20-year Sales Agreement
Jun 4, 2013Pieridae Energy Canada, the developer of the Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia, has signed a 20-year sales agreement to start delivering 5 million mt/year to German utility E.ON in the first quarter of 2020, Pieridae said Monday. The ...
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Masterflex Previously Extended Its Already Impressive All-Round Range
Jun 3, 2013With the Master-PE L-EL, Masterflex previously extended its already impressive all-round range with this profile-extruded suction & transport hose made from polyethylene offering an outstanding level of chemical resistance. Now, the ...
Tags: Chemicals Industry, Hose, Manufacturing
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The Influence of Ionic Liquids Has Been Systematically Investigated
Jun 3, 2013The influence of ionic liquids on activated sewage sludge communities has been systematically investigated. Ionic liquids substituted with short alkyl chains and polar anions showed a low inhibitory potential, but this was greater for ...
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The New Head of The US Trade Group Thought Obama Should Hasten a Permitting Process
May 31, 2013Heartened by a brief mention of liquefied natural gas exports by President Barack Obama, the new head of the US trade group for shale gas producers said Thursday he thought Obama should hasten a permitting process that has issued only two ...
Tags: LNG Exports, Chemicals
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Proportion of UK Electricity Generated From Gas Fell to 16-year Lows Last Year
May 31, 2013The proportion of UK electricity generated from gas fell to 16-year lows last year as cheaper coal prices spurred generators into increasing coal-fired power to its greatest share of the electricity mix since 1996, government data shows. ...
Tags: Gas-Fired Power, Chemicals
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High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices in Seattle Were Assessed by Platts at Their Lowest Levels
May 31, 2013High sulfur bunker fuel prices in Seattle were assessed by Platts Thursday at their lowest levels in almost a year. Platts assessed the IFO 380 CST market in Seattle at $575.25/mt ex-wharf, its lowest price since it was assessed at ...
Tags: Sulfur Bunker Fuel, Chemicals
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Quality of Iraq's Basrah Crude Has Stabilized at an API Gravity Level of 28-30 Degrees
May 31, 2013The quality of Iraq's Basrah crude has stabilized at an API gravity level of 28-30 degrees after some fluctuation in recent months, the country's oil minister said Thursday. "Its quality is stable around 28-30 API. The only change we had ...
Tags: Basrah Crude, Chemicals
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It Was Assessed by SunSirs That in The Tracked 100 Spot Commodities
May 31, 2013It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 30/05/2013.The largest rises were Palm Oil (1.33%),Soybean meal (0.93%),DAP (0.55%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Chemicals
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Spot Market Is Likely to Shrink to a Third of Its Current Size Next Year
May 31, 2013The spot market for Asian isomer-grade mixed xylenes is likely to shrink to a third of its current size next year as a major spot seller diverts a large chunk of its product into making paraxylene, market sources said Thursday. "The ...
Tags: Chemicals, spot market
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European Benzene's Premium Over Naphtha Slipped to a Seven-week Low
May 31, 2013European benzene's premium over naphtha slipped to a seven-week low, despite continuing lack of clarity on the market direction going into June. The spread between spot benzene and its feedstock naphtha was assessed at $500.25/mt at ...
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Argentina's Production of Polymer and Synthetic Rubber Fell 14.7% in April
May 31, 2013Argentina's production of polymer and synthetic rubber fell 14.7% in April compared with the year-earlier period but was 4.1% higher than March, the government statistics office, Indec, said Thursday. Production of these petrochemicals in ...
Tags: Polymer Output, Chemicals
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Basf and SINOPEC Consider The Extension of Their Nanjing Polymer Plant
May 30, 2013BASF and SINOPEC are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC Company Limited with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for neopentylglycol (NPG). BASF-YPC will further expand ...
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May US Contract Price for Acetone Has Settled at a Rollover of 58.50 Cents/lb
May 30, 2013The May US contract price for acetone has settled at a rollover of 58.50 cents/lb ($1,289.69/mt), sources said Wednesday. The settlement came as no surprise according to market participants because of firm acetone pricing and market ...
Tags: CP Settlement, Chemicals
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US Commercial Crude Stocks Likely Fell Around 1.5 Million Barrels
May 30, 2013US commercial crude stocks likely fell around 1.5 million barrels for the reporting week ended May 24, according to a Platts analysis and a survey of oil analysts Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute will release its weekly report at ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
